Licensing

World War II-Internment Camps

Camps were located in California, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arkansas, and Idaho. Out of those who went to camp 2/3 were Nisei, American-born and 1/3 were Issei. The average amount of time that they were interned was 2.5 years.

"We sort of had an unconscious knowledge that we were put on an inferior status... So we knew we had a second class status and we sort of accepted it. That's why when they told us, you have to drop everything and go to camp, nobody protested."

~ Dr. Mary Oda